1947 Boston Braves Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 86-68
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,258,995, Avg. 18,791
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (86-68)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1947 Boston Braves Roster
1947 Boston Braves Results

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1947 season with a record of 86 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the NL.

The Braves paced the league with just 622 runs allowed. Boston scored 701 runs. Bob Elliott led the team with 22 home runs, while Earl Torgeson walloped 20 or more, too. Bob Elliott drove in 113 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .317 average. Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn paced the squad with 21 wins each, and Warren Spahn recorded a 2.33 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Southworth coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Warren Spahn2110.6772.33403542273289.72458775158401231051174
Johnny Sain2112.6363.52383532231266.0265117104197901324031131
Red Barrett1112.4783.55363031231210.7200102831653053201881
Bill Voiselle87.5334.3222200700131.314666631051059101576
Si Johnson68.4294.23361015302112.71245753734027101493
Clyde Shoun53.6254.40263911173.7734136621023000312
Walt Lanfranconi44.5002.953641210164.0652321227018000271
Ed Wright33.5006.40236610064.7805246935014201305
Johnny Beazley201.0004.4092420028.7301514119012003133
Andy Karl23.4003.862701700335.041181521305000147
Mort Cooper25.2864.05107120046.7482621213015200198
Ray Martin101.0001.001101009.0711040200037
Ernie White000.001100004.0100010100013
Max Macon000.001010002.010001010007
Dick Mulligan009.001010002.0422010101011
Johnny Lanning009.823000003.7454060000018
Glenn Elliott01.0004.74110400119.01810104110800080
Totals8668.5583.62321154807414131362.71352622548934530494131155787

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Tommy Holmes15067661890191333953304416.309.360.416.776257155900
Bob Elliott1506455559317635522113308760.317.410.517.927287150300
Connie Ryan15062754460144335569507160.265.351.371.7222021211100
Phil Masi12647041154125224950704727.304.377.443.8201821211100
Johnny Hopp134502430741242022321305830.288.376.358.734154821200
Earl Torgeson1284843997311220616781108259.281.403.481.88519260300
Bama Rowell11341438448106232540701814.276.310.385.696148311100
Mike McCormick923152844281137336102021.285.332.412.7441171001100
Frank McCormick81225212247518224320118.354.386.486.87110380200
Danny Litwhiler91254226385952731102543.261.337.394.7318961200
Dick Culler77241214205351019101915.248.309.280.5896050800
Sibby Sisti56181153224380215202017.281.371.373.7445742600
Nanny Fernandez83237209164340221202220.206.281.254.5355350600
Johnny Sain401181071337700180031.346.364.411.7754420800
Hank Camelli52170150102981111001818.193.280.280.5604280200
Warren Spahn4111298616210600629.163.212.204.4162000800
Bill Voiselle22565339200300012.170.170.208.3771130300
Red Barrett36807268500400112.111.123.181.3041330700
Clyde Shoun2620192300000003.158.158.158.316300100
Ed Wright2324233320020014.130.167.217.384510000
Tommy Neill712101201000012.200.333.400.733411000
Ernie White11101000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Glenn Elliott11320100000000.500.500.5001.000100100
Andy Karl27660100000002.167.167.167.333120000
Danny Murtaugh3980100000012.125.222.125.347100000
Si Johnson36313011000100111.033.065.033.098100000
Ray Martin1430000000013.000.250.000.250000000
Max Macon1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Johnny Beazley9971000000005.000.000.000.000000200
Bob Brady1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Mort Cooper1015130000000013.000.071.000.071010100
Walt Lanfranconi3711101000000005.000.000.000.000000100
Dick Mulligan1000000000000000000
Johnny Lanning3000000000000000000
Totals18195954525370114442654285645580558502.275.346.390.73620481301412900


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Earl Torgeson1B11700.01033761883.9849.4790000
Frank McCormick1B4600.042826231.9969.8700000
Sibby Sisti2B100.001001.0001.0000000
Connie Ryan2B15000.03934322388.9735.5000000
Bama Rowell2B700.091111.9522.8570000
Danny Murtaugh2B200.076011.0006.5000000
Bama Rowell3B400.05620.8462.7500000
Danny Murtaugh3B200.00000.0000000
Nanny Fernandez3B600.07610.9292.1670000
Bob Elliott3B14800.01293022025.9562.9120000
Phil MasiC12300.04115851.9893.8133000
Hank CamelliC5100.01942053.9774.1964000
Bama RowellOF10000.02024120.9452.0600000
Tommy NeillOF200.020001.0001.0000000
Mike McCormickOF7900.0155430.9812.0130000
Danny LitwhilerOF6600.0119230.9761.8330000
Johnny HoppOF12500.0296260.9802.3840000
Tommy HolmesOF14700.03361244.9892.3670000
Nanny FernandezOF800.090001.0001.1250000
Ed WrightP2300.0410011.000.6090000
Ernie WhiteP100.00000.0000000
Bill VoiselleP2200.062613.9701.4550000
Warren SpahnP4000.054811.9811.3250000
Clyde ShounP2600.029001.000.4230000
Johnny SainP3800.0115531.9571.7370000
Dick MulliganP100.00000.0000000
Ray MartinP100.032001.0005.0000000
Max MaconP100.001001.0001.0000000
Johnny LanningP300.003001.0001.0000000
Walt LanfranconiP3600.0120001.000.5830000
Andy KarlP2700.0513021.000.6670000
Si JohnsonP3600.0336031.0001.0830000
Glenn ElliottP1100.005011.000.4550000
Mort CooperP1000.025001.000.7000000
Johnny BeazleyP900.034001.000.7780000
Red BarrettP3600.0173832.9481.5280000
Sibby SistiSS5100.0931211224.9474.1960000
Connie RyanSS100.011001.0002.0000000
Nanny FernandezSS6200.0891461722.9333.7900000
Dick CullerSS7700.01062121131.9674.1300000
Totals169600.040861723153328.9743.4257000




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